3. Zhu, Yamin;Shen, Zengming*“Copper-Catalyzed Acyloxycyanation of Alkynes withAcetonitrile: Regioselective Construction of Cyclic Acrylonitriles by 6-endo or5-exo Cyclization” Adv. Synth. Catal. 2017, 359,3515.
4. Lu, Wenkui; Xu Hui;Shen Zengming* “Copper-catalyzedaromatic C–H alkoxylation with alcohols under aerobic conditions” Org. Biomol. Chem., 2017,15, 1261–1267.
5. Yu, Zhengwei; Li, Linyi;Shen, Zengming*“Cu-Catalyzed Cyanationof Aryl Iodides with Acetonitrile as Cyano Source” Chin. J. Org. Chem. 2017,37, 1273-1277.
6. Zhang Wei; Yang, Shiping;Shen, Zengming* “Copper-CatalyzedCyanomethylation of Substituted Tetrahydroisoquinolines with Acetonitrile” Adv.Synth. Catal. 2016,358, 2392– 2397.
7. Zhao, Mengdi; Zhang, Wei;Shen, Zengming* “Cu-Catalyzed Cyanationof Indoles with Acetonitrile as a Cyano source” J. Org. Chem. 2015,80, 8868.
8. Li, Linyi; Yu, Zhengwei;Shen, Zengming*; “Copper-CatalyzedAminoxylation of Different Types of Hydrocarbons with TEMPO: A Concise Route toN-Alkoxyamine Derivatives” Adv. Syn. Cat. 2015,357, 3495.
9. Zhu, Yamin; Li, Linyi;Shen, Zengming*“Cu-Catalyzed Cyanationof Arylboronic Acids with Acetonitrile: A Dual Role of TEMPO”Chem.Eur. J.2015,21, 13246.(Highlighted as a cover.)
10. Zhu, Yamin; Zhao, Mengdi; Lu, Wenkui;Li, Linyi;Shen, Zengming*“Acetonitrile as a CyanatingReagent: Cu-Catalyzed Cyanation of Arenes” Org.Lett.2015,17, 2602. (Highlighted by Synform. See:Synform 2015, 10, A144–A145.)
11. Xu, Hui; Qiao, Xixue; Yang,Shiping;Shen, Zengming*“Cu-Catalyzed Direct Amidation ofAromatic C−H Bonds: An Access to Arylamines”J. Org. Chem.2014,79, 4414.
12. Kou, Xuezhen; Zhao, Mengdi; Qiao, Xixue;Zhu, Yamin; Tong, Xiaofeng;Shen,Zengming*“Copper-CatalyzedAromatic C-H Bond Cyanation by C-CN Bond Cleavage of Inert Acetonitrile”Chem. Eur. J.2013,19, 16880-16886. (Highlighted as a frontispiece.)
13. MoSong, Zhu Yamin,Shen Zengmging*,“Copper-catalyzed aromatic C–H bond halogenationwith lithium halides under aerobic conditions” Org. Biomol. Chem.2013,11, 2756-2760.(HotPaper, highlighted as a cover.)
14. KouXuezhen, Fan Jiajun, Tong Xiaofeng,Shen Zengming*,“Recent Progress in the Research of TransitionMetal-Catalyzed C-CN Bond Cleavage”Chin. J. Org. Chem.2013,33,1407-1422.
15. Shen,Zengming*;Ni,Zhenjie; Mo, Song; Wang, Jing; Zhu, Yamin; “Palladium-CatalyzedIntramolecular Decarboxylative Coupling of Arene Carboxylic Acids/Esters with ArylBromides”Chem. Eur.J.2012,18, 4859-4865.
16. Wang,Ruiping; Mo, Song; Lu, Yongzhong;Shen,Zengming*;“Domino Sonogashira Coupling/CyclizationReaction Catalyzed by Copper and ppb Levels of Palladium: A Concise Route to Indolesand Benzo[b]furans”Adv. Synth. Catal. 2011,353, 713-718.
17. Lu,Yongzhong;Wang,Ruiping;Qiao,Xixue;Shen,Zengming*;“Copper-Catalyzed AromaticC–H Bond Halogenation Using Lithium Halides as Halogenating Reagents”Synlett, 2011,1038.( the special issue of Synlettdedicated to Professors Xiyan Lu and Li-Xin Dai).
18. Shen, Zengming; Dornan, Peter K.;Khan, Hasan A; Woo, Tom; Dong, Vy M.“Mechanistic Insights into the Rhodium-Catalyzed IntramolecularKetone Hydroacylation” J. Am. Chem. Soc.2009,131,1077-1091.
19. Shen, Zengming; Dong, Vy M. “BenzofuransPrepared by C-HBond Functionalization with Acylsilanes”Angew.Chem. Int. Ed.2009,48,784-786. (For a highlight, see: Synfacts, 2009, 4, 409)
20. Shen, Zengming; Khan, Hasan A.;Dong, Vy M.“Rh-CatalyzedCarbonyl Hydroacylation: An Enantioselective Approach to Lactones”J. Am. Chem. Soc.2008,130, 2916-2917. · (See the highlight in Chemistry World featuring this work: James MitchellCrow, "Rhodium fast tracks route to lactones." Editorial Board ofSYNFACTS selects this article as the Synfact of the month, see: Synfacts, 2008,5, 485).
21. Shen, Zengming;Lu, Xiyan; “Cupric Halide-MediatedIntramolecular Halocyclization ofN-Electron-WithdrawingGroup-Substituted 2-Alkynylanilines for the Synthesis of 3-Haloindoles”Adv. Synth. Catal.2009,351, 3107-3112.